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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 88.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Barceló: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Colón: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Río: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Torres: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held inPuerto Rico on November 4, 1980.[1]Carlos Romero Barceló of theNew Progressive Party (PNP) was re-elected Governor. In the House of Representatives elections the PNP received a plurality of votes, but thePopular Democratic Party won a majority of the seats. They also won a majority of seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 88%.[2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 759,926 | 47.22 | |
| Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 756,889 | 47.03 | |
| Rubén Berríos | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 87,272 | 5.42 | |
| Luis Lausell Hernández | Puerto Rican Socialist Party | 5,224 | 0.32 | |
| Total | 1,609,311 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,609,311 | 99.35 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,479 | 0.65 | ||
| Total votes | 1,619,790 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,835,160 | 88.26 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltasar Corrada del Río | New Progressive Party | 760,484 | 47.71 | |
| José Arsenio Torres | Popular Democratic Party | 749,531 | 47.02 | |
| Marta Font de Calero | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 83,911 | 5.26 | |
| Total | 1,593,926 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,017,777 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| New Progressive Party | 25 | –8 | |||
| Popular Democratic Party | 26 | +8 | |||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Puerto Rican Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,611,665 | 99.50 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,125 | 0.50 | |||
| Total votes | 1,619,790 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,071,777 | 78.18 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic Party | 15 | +2 | |
| New Progressive Party | 12 | –2 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
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